[sdiy] Resistor War !!!

[Grant Richter]

Actually, I have heard that Jim has a special demon in his workshop. Called
"Patchell's Demon" it can, in real time, separate the "good" electrons from
the "bad" electrons, removing the noise from all his circuits....

;^}
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> Yes, but you would have to make sure that it was liquid nitrogen of the
> correct isotope.  I would be willing to bet that the heavier (and more rare,
> thus
> more expensive) isotopes make the resistors sound much better than the common
> everyday isotopes that lesser users cool their resistors with....
> 
> -Jim
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> harry wrote:
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>> If we just dipped it in liquid nitrogen... would some of the effect be
>> permanent ?  If (we claimed) so... wouldn't that be a really fine idea
>> to pass to the audiophiles (see also pedo.. and necro..)  ???
>> 
>> Great idea, Grant !
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>> H^)
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>> Grant Richter wrote:
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>>> Thank you for the enlightening replies. This list is simply the best for
>>> asking stupid questions!
>>> 
>>>> Carbon comp 0.1-3.0uV
>>>> Carbon film 0.05-0.3uV
>>>> Metal film 0.02-0.2uV
>>>> Wire-wound 0.01-0.2uV
>>>> 
>>> Last place I had an $800 HP AC voltmeter that just measured AC volts RMS.
>>> It also had a decibel range with switchable reference impedance. At least
>>> according to this beast, a shorted input produced -59 db for a 600 ohm
>>> reference. When switched back to AC it showed 2.2 uV RMS.
>>> 
>>> The moral of the story is (I guess) that it is tough to get below -60 db,
>>> even for an $800 purpose designed voltmeter.
>>> 
>>> But OK let us not start bathing everything in liquid nitrogen - first one to
>>> do so gets thrown off the list!
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